What Is NIOS Board? About NIOS Board (National Institute of Open Schooling) 1. What is NIOS? NIOS stands for National Institute of Open Schooling, an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Education, Government of India. It offers flexible and open learning at secondary (10th) and senior secondary (12th) levels. 2. Purpose NIOS provides education to students who cannot attend regular schools due to personal, financial, or professional reasons. It supports open and distance learning (ODL).

The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is a government organization established to enable education to all segments of society. Its primary objective is to increase literacy across India and encourage flexible learning. Since 2004, NIOS had a cumulative enrollment of over 2 million students. In fact, according to current statistics, about 350,000 students enrol with the board, making it the largest open schooling system in the world. NIOS also has collaborations with the @unesco and the